SYDNEY — Chen Yonglin, the former Chinese diplomat who recently defected, held a press conference in a club in Chatswood at 2:30 pm on June 22. Among the topics Chen covered was the practice the Chinese Communist Party has of abducting individuals from inside Australia.

Chen Yonglin described in detail the abduction of Lan Meng, the son of Lan Fu, the former Deputy Mayor of Xiamen City, Fujian province. He knew of this from Zhang Jin, the deputy director general of the Third Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, who visited Sydney in 2002.

Chen was in charge of entertaining Zhang. He took care of him very well and Zhang Jin was very satisfied. In the Hyatt Hotel near the Sydney Opera House he confided in Chen the story of this abduction, which had been carried out according to Zhang’s plan.

To all appearances, it looked as though Lan Fu himself was willing to go back to China.

Lan Fu came to Australia to visit his wife and son Lan Meng in November 1999. Lan brought four hundred thousand Australian dollars to his family as living expenses. In January 2000, before Lan Fu’s visa had expired, Zhang Jing personally supervised the kidnapping of Lan Fu’s son.

All the equipment and drugs used for the kidnapping were provided by a Chinese spy who holds Australian citizenship. They used a type of anesthetic called “Du-Jing” to put Lan’s son to sleep. They then took him to a fishing boat and the fishing boat carried him out to international waters. There was a Chinese cargoboat waiting in international waters.

They detained Lan Meng on the cargoboat, and called Lan Fu. They threatened Lan Fu. If he did not return to China, his son would die for sure. In order to ensure Lan knew that the CCP had his son in hand, they let his son talk to him. Lan was very worried about his son and pleaded with the CCP agents not to hurt his son and wife. Lan agreed to to return to China in exchange for his son’s freedom.

The CCP initially promised Lan that because his crime had been very light, he would not be sentenced. The CCP also agreed to release his son. That is why Lan Fu agreed to return to China. In April 2000, Lan Fu returned to China. In November of the same year, he was sentenced to death at the first trial. In April 2001, the CCP changed Lan’s sentence to the death penalty with two years suspension at the second trial.

Chen said he had to tell the media about this case. “I want to expose this because I think this case is very serious. It may cause a political crisis for the Australian government. According to my reliable sources, kidnapping cases like this happen once a year in Australia. They are all done by the Chinese Communist Party’s spies and secret agents in Australia.”

Chen also exposed how the CCP uses economic interests systematically to manipulate the Australian government in areas such as military policy, politics and human rights. He said in 2002, the CCP received information from Australia revealing that the Howard government was very disappointed with economic prospects in the Asia-Pacific Region, and so Australia decided to establish a closer economic relationship with the United States.

That was something China was very concerned about. In order to change the situation, the CCP decided to sign the Guangzhou natural gas contract with Australia. This move was very effective. Australia once again turned to the CCP.

While Chen Yonglin was exposing specific details in his remarks, individuals constantly interrupted his speech and tried to change the topic.

Chen Yonglin shed tears on a few occasions during the press conference. He said he felt like he was in hell and really tormented. He didn’t know who could help him. He felt he could not sustain the pressure from both the Chinese and Australian governments. He was afraid that he would eventually be betrayed by the Australian government as the Australian government has such a close relationship with the CCP. Chen said in a trembling voice, “I have no choice. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know….”

Chen said when he was interviewed by officials from the Department of Immigration and Foreign Affairs, he told them about the kidnapping cases and his concern for his family’s safety. He felt that the Australian government did not take seriously what he had said. He called on the Australian government to pay more attention to the kidnapping cases happening in Australia. He also asked the Australian public for their help.

Please stay tuned for more in-depth reports on Chen’s exposure of the CCP.